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The pub which Alfred Brown mentions in his book as having the 'Free Ale for Nothing' sign is one called the Chequers Inn at Slapestones, a village near to Osmotherley over in the North East corner of the county, Ryedale in fact. I don't recall ever having been over that way. It is obvious from reading my re-discovered prize, that my geographical knowledge of our great county is severely lacking ........ and sadly is likely to remain so!
Hi Denis; The 'Free Ale for Nothing' sign reminds me of a small filling station in Addingham some 60-plus years ago, run by a very smart, well-dressed old man called James Hadley. Outside his filling station he had a highly visible sign which which offered 'Free Petrol Tomorrow'!!! And as we all know, 'tomorrow never comes'!!